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#70979
(Studio) President Reagan reported announcing willingness to supply Afghanistan guerrillas. [REAGAN - discusses Afghanistan issue, USSR response.] Apparent motive of President's remarks considered.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(DC) Implications of Reagan's comments discussed; films shown. Vietnam recalled; role of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan in supplying guerrillas with arms outlined. Map shown.
REPORTER: John Scali
(Studio) Upcoming items announced.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Item recapped at end of bdcast.
#70981
(Studio) Execution this morning in IN of Steven Judy reported; Judy's remarks noted. Supreme Court revision of death penalty in 1966 recalled. REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Michigan City, IN) Demonstrations outside prison for and against death penalty shown. [PROTESTERS - sing, shout.] Judy's reaction to telling foster family good-bye noted. [Foster father Robert CARR - describes Judy's emotion.] Judy's lack of remorse for murders recalled; details of his execution given. Attorney Steve Harris mentioned. [Prison spokesperson Tom HANLON - quotes Judy's last words.] [HARRIS - comments on client.] No. of other convicts on death row in United States noted.
REPORTER: Jim Hickey
(Studio) Anticipated time before more executions and Supreme Court's rejection of other condemned prisoners' appeals reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
#70982
(Studio) Indictments of several New York labor officials today by same task force that conducted Abscam probe reported.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(NYC) Operation Little Rex (Long Island racketeering and extortion) examined; details of indictments of carpenters' union president Theodore Maritas, Mike "the Baker," and others given. Death of government informant Frank Calimano recalled. [May 1980, voice of CALIMANO - predicts his death.] Circumstances surrounding his death noted. [FBI deputy assistant director Kenneth WALTON - discusses financial impact of crime on US.]
REPORTER: Bettina Gregory
#70983
#70985
(Studio) [President REAGAN - discusses Communist and United States ints. in El Salvador; Vietnam; Secretary of State Alexander Haig.]
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(El Salvador) United States involvement in El Salvador noted increasing with further arrivals of United States military personnel; details given, films shown. Cuba mentioned. President Jose Napoleon Duarte's reign here discussed; right-wing leader Major Roberto D'Aubuisson and government security forces examined. Current status of insurgents outlined.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
(El Salvador) Current conflict examined as it affects both small towns and San Salvador; films shown. Problems of local residents mentioned, shown.
REPORTER: Mike von Fremd
(El Salvador) Concern over another Vietnam developing noted; further reports on subject outlined.
REPORTER: Barrie Dunsmore
#70986
(Studio) USSR ambassador in London, England, reported delivering letter from President Leonid Brezhnev to Prime Min. Margaret Thatcher, seeking her support for E.-W. summit; details given. Films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70987
(Studio) United States delegate to United Nations human rights commission Richard Shifter in Geneva, Switzerland, reported equating USSR 's violation of human rights with Adolf Hitler's; Cuba and Jimmy Carter mentioned. Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70988
(Studio) President Reagan's trip to Canada tomorrow noted.
REPORTER: Max Robinson
(Ottawa, Canada) Criticism of United States policies, especially military aid to El Salvador, noted running strong in parliament; films shown. [Parliament members Ed BROADBENT, Pauline JEWETT - condemn United States position on El Salvador, fishing rights and other issues.] (Report interrupted in progress.)
REPORTER: Bill Greenwood
#70991
(Studio) Report introduced
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Hijacked Pakistani airliner reported now in Syria; details given. President Zia ul-Haq and Pakistan defense minister quoted.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
(Damascus, Syria) Current situation with hijacked plane examined; films shown. Hijackers' demand for release of all Zulfikar Ali Bhutto opposition members imprisoned in Pakistan mentioned.
REPORTER: Jacques Grenier
#70992
(Studio) Solidarity leader Lech Walesa quoted with regard to new labor unrest in Poland; Walesa said meeting Prime Min. Wojciech Jaruzelski tomorrow. Details given.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70993
(Studio) President Reagan reported signing his revised budget message today prior to sending it to Congress tomorrow.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
(Studio) Budget-cutting proposals signed today discussed; films shown. [REAGAN - calls for average American's involvement.] Cartoon by Don. Wright of "Miami Herald" [sic] shown, discussed; OMB director David Stockman incld. in report Amt. cut from various programs outlined.
REPORTER: Sam Donaldson
#70994
(Studio) Washington, DC march by disgruntled coal miners, protesting President Reagan's call for cut in black lung benefits program, reported; further portions of interview with Reagan announced for tomorrow.
REPORTER: Frank Reynolds
#70995
#70997
(Studio) Strike of Britain's civil servants, affecting Heathrow Airport, Tower of London and British Museum reported; details given, films shown. Buckingham Palace said not affected.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70998
(Studio) 1st official appearance of Prince Charles and Lady Diana since announcement of their engagement examined; films shown.
REPORTER: Peter Jennings
#70999
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